BELLYFUL

bellyful

(noun) an undesirable overabundance; “a bellyful of your complaints”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bellyful (plural bellyfuls or belliesful)

Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.

(informal) An undesirably large quantity of something.

Source: Wiktionary


Bel"ly*ful, n.

Definition: As much as satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance; more than enough. Lloyd. King James told his son that he would have his bellyful of parliamentary impeachments. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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